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Ending cash bail
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Re: Ending cash bail
#12How about the cost of cops chasing around people who commit crimes again? It seems that should be part of the cost if the perps are put back on the street too easily.
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Re: Ending cash bail
#13If money spent on keeping them in jail is > the money required for bail; system needs fixing!
What if the other proposition is true? Is it ok to infringe on fundamental liberties for utilitarian reasons? If so, would you condone the chinese social points system, which follows this logic further?
No not ever, under any circumstances, even suggesting to someone you might do something like this to them could land you in jail for a long time (private persons, companies)
Yes, with essentially no limitations (government).
Which is why they use long-term incarceration (months, sometimes up to 2 years) to make it easier for them to schedule things.
Please don't think that the justice/jail system is the only example of this. Look into the powers the IRS has, other financial regulators have, or youth services, or mental health, or ...